Catalogue and Bibliography of the Hong Kong Carabidae Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Adephaga), with notes on the historic boundaries of Hong Kong as related to zoological collections
Author
Aston, Paul
text
Zootaxa
2016
4121
3
201
257
journal article
38912
10.11646/zootaxa.4121.3.1
6cb37831-da16-4763-a32c-aef636512990
1175-5326
265007
172021D4-55C8-483F-A6B2-F823C3022F90
Genus
Dolichoctis
Schmidt-Gobel, 1846
Dolichoctis expansicollis
Bates, 1892
New record for
Hong Kong
and probably for
China
. This distinctive species was described from
Myanmar
. It was determined by Dr. Martin Baehr from specimen.
Material:
Sight record 3 exx. W.T.L.,
11.iv.14
; Sight record 2 exx. W.T.L.,
12.iv.14
; Sight record 1 ex. W.T.L.,
13.iv.14
; Sight record 1 ex W.T.L.,
16.iv.14
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
20.iv.13
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
1.v.11
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
4.v.13
; 1 ex. W.T.L
24.v.15
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
24.vi.10
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
24.vi.15
; Sight record 2 exx. W.T.L.,
27.vi.14
; 1 ex. W.T.L.,
June 2011
; ♀ W.T.L.,
17.vii.13
.
Biology
: Imago found April to July. Can be attracted to light, it is fully winged and capable of flight.
Dolichoctis rotundata
(
Schmidt-Göbel, 1846
)
This species has historically been treated as a junior synonym of
Dolichoctis striata
Schmidt-Göbel, 1846
, though its specific status has been reinstated (Martin Baehr pers. comm.). Identification was determined by Dr. Martin Baehr from specimens.
Material
: 1 ex. W.T.,
11.iii.09
on tree; 1 ex.
Hong kong
, Mui Wo, Wo Tin,
15.iii.08
, many under bark of Lychee tree; 1 ex. W.T.,
14.vi.08
on railings; 1 ex.
Hong Kong
, Ng Tung Chai,
18.vi.11
; 1 ex.
Hong Kong
, Tai Po Kau,
29.vi.
10
in tree; 1 ex.
Hong Kong
, Mui Wo,
23.xi.10
; 1 ex.
Hong kong
, Mui Wo, Silvermine waterfall,
14.xii.08
; 1 ex.
Hong kong
, Mui Wo, Silvermine waterfall,
18.xii.08
.
Biology
: Nocturnal and arboreal on the trunks of trees and similar structures. Does not seem to come readily to light as they seem to ignore light sources even when quite close.